New Delhi, India
Hijron ka Khanqah
This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.
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New Delhi, India
This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.
New Delhi, India
Delhi's oldest Christian cemetery is also said to be one of the most haunted in the region.
Berlin, Germany
One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.
Amiens, France
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Madrid, Spain
Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”
Porto, Portugal
The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Rome, Italy
A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.
Rome, Italy
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
Rome, Italy
An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.
Rome, Italy
Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Rome, Italy
The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.